The violent morning at the western North Carolina prison is the latest in a long string of incidents at prisons across the state dating back to at least last October, when four prison staff members were killed during an attempted escape at Pasquotank Correctional Institution.

The violent morning at the western North Carolina prison is the latest in a long string of incidents at prisons across the state dating back to at least last October, when four prison staff members were killed during an attempted escape at Pasquotank Correctional Institution.

(Independence High quarterback Davyne Simpson is in a local hospital after being placed in a medically induced coma. Matt Morrow, Carolina Varsity- Via Charlotte Observer)

(Independence High quarterback Davyne Simpson is in a local hospital after being placed in a medically induced coma. Matt Morrow, Carolina Varsity- Via Charlotte Observer)

Just two weeks before what would have been his first high school football game of the 2018 season, Independence High quarterback Davyne Simpson was found unconscious over the weekend and rushed to a local hospital.

Just two weeks before what would have been his first high school football game of the 2018 season, Independence High quarterback Davyne Simpson was found unconscious over the weekend and rushed to a local hospital.